Since MPSCS has a large number of talkgroups to listen to, how did you organize the Michigan statewide system on your Uniden DMA scanner, considering its limited capacity of 500 talkgroups and 20 groups per system? I would like to see what some of your ideas were so I could apply them to my scanner.
How would you organize MPSCS on your Uniden DMA scanner?
This is my favorites list / quick keys for West Michigan. Sites are always 0,10,20... And #1's are always interop, the #2's are fire.
This makes it very easy to switch between sites when Im doing fire photography in different counties.
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Nice. But I was talking about on a scanner like the 996s or the 325/396.
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Allegan County Simulcast
does the simulcast give you any problems ?
does the simulcast give you any problems ?
I have a BCD996P2 in the car. This is the setup that I have found works for my situation.
I have a group & quick key for each county I most often drive through (5 groups), several groups for event & statewide, a group for MSP, and several other miscellaneous groups.
If I am going to leave the 5 programmed counties, I create a separate system for the other counties and copy-paste the statewide/event TGs into the new system. Or, more commonly, I take my BCD436HP along.
Several things I do to save space
I do not program any RIDs.
I keep ID Search enabled, and Permanent L/O any TGs that are outside my listening area as they pop up.
I do not program any full-time encrypted TGs. Instead I Permanent L/O each one as they pop up so they do not slow down scanning.
I do not program any paging groups. I still hear them since ID Search is enabled, and the department and address given over the air provide enough context.
I have a group & quick key for each county I most often drive through (5 groups), several groups for event & statewide, a group for MSP, and several other miscellaneous groups.
If I am going to leave the 5 programmed counties, I create a separate system for the other counties and copy-paste the statewide/event TGs into the new system. Or, more commonly, I take my BCD436HP along.
Several things I do to save space
I do not program any RIDs.
I keep ID Search enabled, and Permanent L/O any TGs that are outside my listening area as they pop up.
I do not program any full-time encrypted TGs. Instead I Permanent L/O each one as they pop up so they do not slow down scanning.
I do not program any paging groups. I still hear them since ID Search is enabled, and the department and address given over the air provide enough context.
I put police and fire dispatches on priority, I dont use group quickkeys, I dont put in DE or TE, 8,884 memory, 35% used.
0 Bay County analog
1 Bay County 911
2 MBS - Airplanes
3 Saginaw County 911
4 Saginaw Government
5 Tuscola County
6 Midland County (Fire/EMS)
7 Coast Guard-Marine
8* Michigan MPSCS - ID Search- I put in every unique CC frequency in the state.
9 Arenac County
10* D.N.R./USFS/USFW - I put in every unique CC frequency in the state.
11* Military - VHF-UHF-MPSCS
12 Midland Analog
13 Consumers Energy - locals
14 Lapeer County
15 Missaukee County
16 Iosco County
17 Ogemaw County
18 Huron County - ID Search since not on MPSCS
19 Flint
20 Genesee County
21 Flint analog
22 Gratiot County
23 Dow Alerts(325P2/996P2)/HSC
24 Shiawassee County
25 Saginaw analog
26 Gladwin County
27 Isabella County
28 Midland Government
29 Metro Airport
30 Mid MI Fire-EMS
31 Oakland County(325P2/996P2)
32 Airshows
33* Indiana Safe-T
34* Ohio Marcs
35 Wayne County
36 Wayne County Air
37 Clare County
38 Nationwide(CB/FRS,GMRS, Etc.)
39 Marquette County
40 Saulte St. Marie
41 Chippewa County
42 M.S.U. University
43 Ingham County
44* Statewide Event Channels
45* FM Radio stations
46* Ham Radio - Entire state
47 Presque Isle County
48 Ionia County
49 Montcalm County
50 Kent County
51 St. Clair County
52 Calhoun County
53 Wexford County
54 Sanilac County
55 Detroit
56 Roscommon County
57 Alpena County
58 Livingston County
59 Oscoda County
60 Alcona County
61 Eaton County
62 Crawford County
63 Delta County
64 Menominee County
65 Newaygo County
66 Muskegon County
67 Grand Traverse
68 Jackson County
69 Washtenaw County
70 Mecosta County
71 Osceola County
72 Macomb County
73 Clinton County
74 Montmorency County
75 Mason County
76 Manistee County
77* Railroads
78 Otsego County
79 Cheboygan County
80 Barry County
81 Oceana County
82 Mackinaw County
99* NOAA Weather
*These are statewide
0 Bay County analog
1 Bay County 911
2 MBS - Airplanes
3 Saginaw County 911
4 Saginaw Government
5 Tuscola County
6 Midland County (Fire/EMS)
7 Coast Guard-Marine
8* Michigan MPSCS - ID Search- I put in every unique CC frequency in the state.
9 Arenac County
10* D.N.R./USFS/USFW - I put in every unique CC frequency in the state.
11* Military - VHF-UHF-MPSCS
12 Midland Analog
13 Consumers Energy - locals
14 Lapeer County
15 Missaukee County
16 Iosco County
17 Ogemaw County
18 Huron County - ID Search since not on MPSCS
19 Flint
20 Genesee County
21 Flint analog
22 Gratiot County
23 Dow Alerts(325P2/996P2)/HSC
24 Shiawassee County
25 Saginaw analog
26 Gladwin County
27 Isabella County
28 Midland Government
29 Metro Airport
30 Mid MI Fire-EMS
31 Oakland County(325P2/996P2)
32 Airshows
33* Indiana Safe-T
34* Ohio Marcs
35 Wayne County
36 Wayne County Air
37 Clare County
38 Nationwide(CB/FRS,GMRS, Etc.)
39 Marquette County
40 Saulte St. Marie
41 Chippewa County
42 M.S.U. University
43 Ingham County
44* Statewide Event Channels
45* FM Radio stations
46* Ham Radio - Entire state
47 Presque Isle County
48 Ionia County
49 Montcalm County
50 Kent County
51 St. Clair County
52 Calhoun County
53 Wexford County
54 Sanilac County
55 Detroit
56 Roscommon County
57 Alpena County
58 Livingston County
59 Oscoda County
60 Alcona County
61 Eaton County
62 Crawford County
63 Delta County
64 Menominee County
65 Newaygo County
66 Muskegon County
67 Grand Traverse
68 Jackson County
69 Washtenaw County
70 Mecosta County
71 Osceola County
72 Macomb County
73 Clinton County
74 Montmorency County
75 Mason County
76 Manistee County
77* Railroads
78 Otsego County
79 Cheboygan County
80 Barry County
81 Oceana County
82 Mackinaw County
99* NOAA Weather
*These are statewide
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Would putting in all the unique CC frequencies slow down scanning?
To be accurate I only had put in the CC and not the secondary's. When RR treated both as CC's I was arg! 
, but most all tower CC's were already known. I've dropped em in Excel, sorted and deleted duplicates.
Not that I've seen, it just goes through and grabs ones that have a signal, I just did oy the 996XT with rod antenna and it took about 1/2 second. I've done it tat way for ~15 years or so.
, but most all tower CC's were already known. I've dropped em in Excel, sorted and deleted duplicates.Not that I've seen, it just goes through and grabs ones that have a signal, I just did oy the 996XT with rod antenna and it took about 1/2 second. I've done it tat way for ~15 years or so.
